Clothes-drier.



H. M. B URDI'GK. CLOTHES DRIER.

APPLICATION FILED APB. 20 1906. 91 8,000.

Patented Apr. 13, 1909.

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HIRAM M. BURDICK, OF UTIOA, NEW YORK.

CLOTHES-DRIER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 13, 1909.

Application filed April 20, 1908. Serial No. 428,004.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HIRAM M. BUR-DICK, a citizen of the United States, residing at Utica, in the county of Oneida and State of that the article-carrying portion of the rack may be partially drawn into a room so that articles to be dried may be easily. placed thereon and then extended outside and entirely clear of the supporting-frame, thus permitting the window or door to be closed.

The rack is particularly adapted for use on apartment and other buildings where there are no convenient yards or roofs for drying clothes and where it is desired to dry clothes or other articles from high openings in buildings.

When read in connection with the description herein, the details of construction and arrangement of parts contemplated by the invention will be apparent from the accompanying drawings, forming part hereof, wherein an embodiment of the invention is disclosed, for purposes of illustration.

Like reference-characters refer to corresponding parts in the several views of the drawings, of which- Figure 1 is a side view of the device in extended position; Fig. 2 is aside view of the device in retracted position; Fig. 3 is a plan view of the device; Fig. 4 is a view of a lazytong support with the carrying-frame removed; Fig. 5 is a view of the carryingframe; and Fig. 6 is a detail view of one of the retaining-hooks.

Having more particular reference to the drawings, 7 designates a window frame, door-frame, or other fixed part to which the device is attached. Disposed on each side of frame 7 is an upright slide 8 supported on upper brackets 9 and lower brackets 10. Each bracket 10 is bifurcated, and a substantially horizontal hole is formed through the bifurcations.

Positioned in the hole through the bifurcations of each bracket 10 is a shank 11 which terminates in a hook portion 12 on the inner end. At or near the other end of shank 11 is a cotter-pin or other retaining device 13, between which and bracket 10 is any suitable spring 14 operating to normally draw the hook portion on the other end toward the bracket. J ournaled on the shank outside of the bracket and at or near the end of the hook portion are oppositely-disposed antifriction rollers 15, the roller on the hook portion being retained thereon by a cotter-pin or other suitable retaining means 16. The

inner retaining-hooks 17 for supporting the carrying-frame are thus formed.

J ournaled on each shank 1 1 between the bifurcations of bracket 10 is a member 18 of a lazy-tong support 19. This member fits snugly between the bifurcations, thereby preventing undue lateral swinging of the support. Positioned on each slide 8 is a sleeve 20, is journaled on a pivot 21 a member 22 of the lazy-tong support. The support is thus secured in position.

The carrying frame or element for the articles to be supported on the rack includes longitudinal side members 23, hinged at or about the middle. The hinge joint is made by bifurcating the abutting ends of the sections of the longitudinal side members, and between the bifurcations are secured hinge members 24, which are journaled on the reduced ends of a transverse member or rod 25. The hinge member on one of the sections projects beyond the end of the section into between the bifurcations of the abutting section, whereby a reliable joint between the sections is formed when the frame is in extended position. On each end of the frame is a transverse member 26, whereon are journaled sheaves 27 held in proper s aced relation by spacing-bosses 28. On t e sheaves are disposed endless lines 29, upon which the articles to be carried by the rack are hung. When the frame is folded the lines will engage rod 25 and thus be kept com aratively taut and their flapping around and isengagement from the sheaves prevented, the rod being exactly at the joint between the frame sections.

At any suitable opposite points on the sides of frame members 23 toward the outer between the bifurcations of which stowed away end of the frame are laterally-projecting pivots 30 each of which is arranged to journal in an aperture of an outer arm 31 of the lazy-tong support on the same side, whereby the outer end of the carrying-frame is sup ported. In order to retain each arm 31 in engagement with its pivot 30, a flat spring 32 is attached to member 23 near the pivot.

This spring has an aperture at or near its free end, and it is arranged to engage the outside of arm 31, to have pivot 30 pass through itsaperture, and to press arm against the side of the frame. when it is desired to disconnect the frame from the outer ends of the lazy-tong supports, the spring is sprung off the pivot and the arm moved outwardly to disengage the pivot.

The inward end of the carrying-frame is en ported on the retaining-hooks 17, the sidhs of the frame -being slidable between anti-friction rollers 15, both up and down movement bein prevented thereby. When it is desired to reIease the carrying-frame atits inward end, manual pressure in the case of each hook is ap lied to the outer end of shank 11 and the 1100 portion pressed laterally to disengage the side of the frame held thereby, when the hook portion will be turned downwardly and remain free from the frame when drawn back from its normal position by spring 14.

The carrying-frame being disconnected entirely from its supports, it may be folded and in any convenient place, and the lazy-tong supports drawn up against the slides 8 out of the way.

For the purpose of placing articles upon, or removing them from, the carrying-frame, the frame is drawn in through frame 7 until part of it extends well into the room or other place. There it is easily accessible to enable the person using the device to lace articles on the endless lines 29, the articles being drawn to the outer end of the frame by moving the lines over the sheaves, when the unoccupied portions of the lines onthe inner section of the frame may be filled. Then the frame is shoved out to extended position.

In order to prevent retractive movement of the carrying-frame after it has been shoved out to its maximum extended position, a brace-rod 33 is provided. This rod hooks into an aperture 34 in one of the hinge members 24 on one side and into an eye 35 in frame 7 on the other side, the rod being disposed in oblique position and extending between slide 8 and lazy-tong members 18 and 22.

While the reliable connection of each lazytong support with its bracket 10 will prevent any considerable lateral swaying movement of the device, in order to hold the rack more firmlyin place. hen extended, a guy 36 is connected at or near the end of each lazytong support and to the building or other structure of which frame 7 isa part, the latter connection being somewhat to side of frame 7 and above the lazy-tong support. The guys may be, of chain, rope, or other suitable material, they are made of a length to be taut when the lazy-tong supports are extended, and when the frame of the device is drawn in-they will of themselves sag down out of the way. The guys, being both to the sides and above the lazy-tong supports, they will take up some of the weight as well as the lateral strains on the supports.

Having thus described my invention, what Iclaimas new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a rack, the combination with a movable article-carrying element, of a member adapted for attachment to a supporting structure, an extensible and retracti e sup port on said member connected with said article-carrying element near its outer end and arranged to be extended and retracted therewith and to support the outer end thereof at all times of its movement, and other supporting means upon which said element is movable.

2. A rack comprising an extensible and retractile supporting member arranged to be connected with a suitable su porting structure, an article-carrying mem er, there being an aperture in one ofsaid members, and a pivot and s ring separate from said pivot on the other of said members, said pivot being adapted to engage said aperture and said spring being adapted to press against said apertured member and maintain the engagement of the aperture and pivot.

3. A lack comprising an extensible and retractile support arranged to be connected with a supporting structure, a carryingframe connected with said support near its outer end, and a fixed hook engaging the'top and bottom of said frame whereby the inner portion thereof is maintained in proper position.

4. In a rack, the combination with a movable carrying-frame having a longitudinal member, of a su port on which said frame is movable, said support comprising a hook portion arranged to engage said frame longitudinal member, and operating to normally maintain said engagement.

5. In a rack, the combination with a movable carrying-frame havinga longitudinal member, of a su port on which said frame is movable, said support comprising a bracket, a shank movable in an aperture in said bracket, a hook portion on said shank and arranged to engage. said frame longitudinal member, and a spring operating to normally maintain said hook portionin engagement with said member.

6; In a rack, the combination of a bracket and a slide thereon, a sleeve on the slide, a

a spring ISO lazy-tong sup ort having a member pivot- In testimony whereof I afiix my signature ally connecter with the bracket and another in presence of two Witnesses. member pivotally connected with the sleeve, HIRAM M BURDICK a retaining-hook 0n the bracket, and a carry- 5 ing-frame connected With the outer end of Witnesses:

said lazy-tong support and having a member WILLIAM E. LEWIS, movable in said retaining-hook. S. I. DEVINE. 

